-LRB- EW.com -RRB- -- Today , Major League Baseball will celebrate its annual Jackie Robinson Day , and all players and umpires will wear jerseys with the number 42 , which Robinson , the first African-American player in the MLB , made famous . Do n't be surprised if the execs at Warner Bros. join in on the fun . The studio did have a grand slam weekend , after all .

Warner Bros. ' new baseball drama 42 topped the box office with $ 27.3 million -- far ahead of recent baseball titles like Moneyball -LRB- $ 19.5 million debut -RRB- and Trouble with the Curve -LRB- $ 12.2 million -RRB- . In fact , 42 scored the best ever debut for a baseball film , surpassing The Benchwarmers ' $ 19.7 million bow . 42 also became the latest release to earn a rare `` A + '' CinemaScore grade , signifying exemplary word-of-mouth among ticket-buyers . Former `` A + '' releases include The Help , Tangled , The Blind Side , Titanic , and A Few Good Men .

42 , which was produced by Legendary Pictures for $ 40 million , stars newcomer Chadwick Boseman as Jackie Robinson , as well as Harrison Ford as MLB exec Branch Rickey . The film played exceedingly well with older moviegoers -LRB- 59 percent of audience members were above the age of 35 -RRB- and African-American crowds -LRB- all ten of 42 ′ s top theaters were in urban markets -RRB- . According to Warner Bros. , a surprisingly high 52 percent of the opening weekend crowd was female .

If history is any indication , 42 will keep running around the bases for a long time to come . Like fellow `` A + '' films The Help and The Blind Side , which also deal with racial issues , 42 should earn a terrific multiplier and finish well above $ 100 million . Warner Bros. says it plans on expanding the film from its already-wide 3,002 theater count next weekend .

EW : ' 42 ' movie review

In second place , Scary Movie 5 hit more of a bunt than a home run during its opening frame . The spoof sequel nabbed an unremarkable $ 15.2 million over the Friday-to-Sunday period from 3,402 theaters , a low-point for the 13-year-old franchise . Part of the reason for Scary Movie 5 's sub-par performance may have to do with the fact that it arrived in theaters a full seven years after Scary Movie 4 , which earned $ 40.2 million in its opening weekend in 2006 . That 's quite a long break for a youth-targeting franchise like Scary Movie .

The film stars High School Musical 's Ashley Tisdale , as well as tabloid-magnets Lindsay Lohan and Charlie Sheen in supporting roles . -LRB- Hey , at least this did better than Lohan 's last starring effort ! -RRB- Those casting stunts were n't enough to drum up interest in the wretchedly-reviewed sequel , though . Scary Movie 5 , which Weinstein/Dimension spent $ 20 million to produce , drew less interest than similar horror spoof A Haunted House , which scared up an $ 18.1 million opening in January -- against a $ 1.5 million budget no less ! Audiences issued Scary Movie 5 a `` C - '' CinemaScore grade .

Fox 's hit animated family film The Croods dropped by a slightly larger-than-expected 36 percent in its fourth weekend to $ 13.2 million . The $ 135 million caveman comedy has now earned $ 142.5 million domestically , and may finish its run with about $ 180 million . Overseas , The Croods has earned an additional $ 207 million , making it a big winner for Fox Animation .

EW : ` Scary Movie 5 ' review

G.I. Joe : Retaliation dipped 48 percent to $ 10.8 million this weekend , bringing its total to $ 102.4 million after three weekends . While the film is running behind its predecessor domestically and wo n't match G.I. Joe : The Rise of Cobra 's $ 150.2 million total , it 's making up ground overseas , where it has earned $ 168.3 million -- ahead of Cobra 's $ 152.3 million international finish . Paramount , MGM , and Skydance spent $ 130 million on the sequel .

Rounding out the Top 5 was last weekend 's champ , Evil Dead , which plummeted 63 percent to $ 9.5 million . Due to Evil Dead 's built-in cult audience , much of which came to the theater on opening day , a large drop was expected . After ten days , the $ 17 million production from Sony 's TriStar , Film District , and Ghost House Productions , has earned $ 41.5 million and may finish with about $ 55 million overall .

1 . 42 -- $ 27.3 million

2 . Scary Movie 5 -- $ 15.2 million

3 . The Croods -- $ 13.2 million

4 . G.I. Joe : Retaliation -- $ 10.8 million

5 . Evil Dead -- $ 9.5 million

In limited release , the Ryan Gosling/Bradley Cooper drama The Place Beyond the Pines successfully expanded into 514 theaters , where it grossed $ 4.1 million , good for a strong $ 7,937 location average . Danny Boyle 's latest , Trance , was n't as fortunate . The film moved from four to 438 theaters this weekend , but could only manage a $ 925,000 frame , yielding a weak $ 2,112 average . Expect the former film to continue its expansion , while the latter may have trouble convincing tehater owners to take it on board .

Internationally , the Tom Cruise thriller Oblivion had a terrific debut with $ 61.1 million from 52 territories , 48 of which it won . Oblivion 's strongest markets included Russia -LRB- $ 8.6 million -RRB- , the U.K. and Ireland -LRB- $ 7.9 million -RRB- , and France -LRB- $ 3.9 million -RRB- . The Universal sci-fi adventure opened in the same range as Oz The Great and Powerful , which conjured a $ 69.9 million international bow and has now grossed $ 251.6 million overseas . The film opens stateside next weekend .

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' `` 42 '' about the life of ballplayer Jackie Robinson won the weekend box office

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`` Scary Movie 5 '' came in second place

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Internationally , the Tom Cruise film `` Oblivion '' did well